Mariam Malak

Mariam Malak is an Egyptian student who became famous when she was given seven zeroes on her subjects, although she was a top student. Her papers were supposedly swapped with another student's, showing the political corruption in the country.

Biography
Malak was born to the Coptic Christian minority of Egypt, and she was a top student. Malak wanted to enter medical school, but on 7 September 2015 she found out that she had gotten "zero" grades on her seven subjects. Initially, it was believed that it was discrimination by the Sunni majority against her, but she later suspected that it was foul play. Her brother Mina believed either the examination board or the school to be responsible for switching her papers with those of another student (another top student also reported the switching of his papers), and she said that she was a victim of corruption and fraud. On a support page on Facebook, 40,000 people joined an online rally for her, and many prominent Egyptians offered to help her with her education.